How to Use phrasing in a Sentence

phrasing

noun

• The phrasing of the instructions was confusing.
• So, the poor phrasing gets Larson off on the wrong foot from the start.
  — Sophia Voight, Journal Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2024
• His voice was soft but even in his clipped phrasing, the grit of the episode seemed still fresh.
  — New York Times, 17 Nov. 2021
• There were so many times when his phrasing was wildly out of sync with the rest of the band.
  — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 26 Aug. 2022
• Yes, there's his ability to adapt and absorb and the phrasing of songs.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 May 2022
• Before that, asking more fluent friends to help get the phrasing and flow right was the norm.
  — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 21 Feb. 2023
• The new phrasing would be fine with Avianna if her sister left it at that.
  — New York Times, 28 Sep. 2021
• But the concision of Swift’s songcraft and the nuances of her phrasing should keep the listener tuned in.
  — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2022
• The phrasing in the piece suggests a lack of agency on his part, which wasn’t my intention.
  — Joshua Hammer, The New York Review of Books, 10 Feb. 2022
• Once again, John manages to amplify the raw emotion of the lyrics with his melody and phrasing.
  — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 11 Nov. 2022
• This is the kind of phrasing on which questionable makeover television shows from the 2000s were built.
  — Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2023
• One wonders, why does the phrasing include b’tocham (among them) and not b’tocho (within it)?
  — Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 31 Jan. 2022
• Some investors and economists had said the phrasing could amount to a default.
  — Fortune, 28 Feb. 2022
• The same goes for the phrasing of general-purpose robots.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2022
• The phrasing of her questions had been unashamedly leading.
  — Sarah Watling, Time, 13 July 2023
• There are obvious echoes of the singer’s legendary father in his vocals, both in terms of tone and phrasing.
  — The Arizona Republic, 25 Feb. 2024
• There’s a pop sensibility in the phrasing that feels new to his music, even all these years in.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 9 June 2023
• His vocal style and phrasing were distinctive and set him apart from other artists of his time.
  — Jose Valentino Ruiz, The Conversation, 22 July 2023
• That phrasing is revealing, of course, given the nature of Shah’s crimes — and who took what from whom, as the government proved.
  — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 6 Jan. 2023
• His countertenor voice and phrasing—both mellifluous and frayed around the edges—convey anguish and hope.
  — Marc Myers, WSJ, 12 Feb. 2022
• Word for word, that’s the phrasing used in an attack ad running over and over on Washington-area TV channels.
  — Meagan Flynn, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2022
• But as always, Lambert’s true vocal genius lies not just in her range but in her phrasing.
  — Andrew Barker, Variety, 27 Apr. 2022
• The frailty of someone on the edge of breaking down manifested in the utter beauty of his phrasing and broken chords.
  — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 31 Mar. 2023
• But today’s flag has an Islamic symbol and phrasing; the Persian flag has a lion and a sun.
  — John Branch, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2022
• Jose Carr coaxes smoky tones and evocative phrasing from his trumpet.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 15 Oct. 2021
• Jansen stayed with Stankevitz, coaching him on calls and proper phrasing for the final two quarters.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 18 Nov. 2022
• Initially, the group agreed to move forward with the original phrasing.
  — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 23 Sep. 2021
• Bennett is so tender, tactile and free with his phrasing here – such a pleasure to behold.
  — A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 21 July 2023
• Herzog’s clean but not noticeably modern phrasings hit just the right note.
  — Jesse Green, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
• He is just so revered as a musician s musician to this day his timing, his phrasing.
  — Lynette Rice, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2022

Last Updated: 28 May 2024